Y.M.C.A. NOTES.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 609, 11 September 1909, Page 6

Y.M.C.A. NOTES.

A spccial effort is to be made by the Wellington Y.M.C;A; during this month :to inoreaM its'.memSexship.. The financial, depression, it is: explained, nas made it, somewhat, harder than usual" for the board: of directors; to. meet the expenditure,. and members are ihvited to assist by' each introducing "one" new member, linring', last.- month meals served at the totalled 4503, of ,vvhieh 3145 were .for the : permanent boarders. . Beds; were taken' 1133 .times, 1013 being for permanent men. . ; Tiio missionary committee have thirty-fiv.a promises of!threepence pel- week towards forty required to constitute .£25 d year towards the; 'maintenance''of' an Australasian Y.MVC.A. mi»>' sionaiy in'lndia. ■ , . _ Two hundred and 6ixty-thre« men attended the : strangers' tea during August. '.. . 1 . A new departure is boinjj made by the local Y.M.C.'A. in the issue ot a monthly paper, culled "young Mori'of Wellington." The first number, published this, week,.is a small sheet 'ofst'our pages, containing notes on the various departments of the association, announcements of forthcoming events, and a 1 small' instalment of stimulating general literature. '.• The price per singlo copy is • the modest halfpenny. '